Mar
2010
Articles from 12th Mar 2010
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Council under fire over weather texting service
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
AS blizzards beset the North East, roads ground to a halt and temperatures plunged below zero for weeks on end, one group of people in the North East were given access to some privileged information – it was snowing out. Read
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Lord Adonis assures North will get high-speed trains
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
LORD Adonis was last night told he will be held to his "multi-billion pound promise" after appearing to snub the region’s high-speed rail hopes. Read
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Gratitude shown for Durham City of Culture bid support
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of people are to be offered a special “free weekend” at iconic visitor attractions as a thank you for backing Durham’s UK City of Culture bid. Read
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Loving West Boldon couple died just minutes apart
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
A LOVING couple died within minutes of each other as paramedics frantically fought to reach them. Read
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Police need more information on Andrew Smart murder
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a North Shields man say they have had a reasonable response so far to their appeal for help from the community. Read
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Terror attack survivor is now helping landmine victims
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
But the 34-year-old is using her terrifying experience to give hope to the victims of landmines. Read
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Billy Elliot author to make film about TV chef Nigel Slater
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
BILLY Elliot author Lee Hall is to turn the childhood memoirs of TV chef Nigel Slater into a film for the BBC. Read
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Girlfriend of soldier Jonathon Allott tells of 'pride and honour'
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
THE girlfriend of a soldier killed in Afghanistan told of her “pride and honour” as she stood on the streets of Wootton Bassett to watch the bodies of five servicemen return home. Read
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Your school could win health award
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
SCHOOLS which promote healthy living could be in line for a cash prize. Read
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Sacriston shopkeepers angry over Tesco go-ahead
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
PLANNING bosses were accused by angry shopkeepers of “condemning us to go out of business” after approving a proposal for a village Tesco. Read
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Lord Mandelson says Tory plans will drive up jobless
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
TORY plans to axe regional development agencies would drive up unemployment in the North East, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has claimed. Read
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John Lewis workers buck the recession with bumper bonus
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
IT was smiles all round at a North East department store yesterday as employees were given bonuses equal to around eight weeks’ wages. Read
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BA worker planned to blow up a plane
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
A BRITISH airways employee from the North East offered to fill in for cabin crew during a planned strike so that he could take part in a suicide bombing, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Hadrian's Wall memories are still burning bright
Mar 12 2010 | Today's News
VIVID childhood memories of first visits to Hadrian’s Wall have inspired two women to take part in tomorrow’s illumination of the 84-mile long monument. Read
